Dead people you'd like to meet

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Portrait of Belgian-born American actress Audrey Hepburn (1929 - 1993) as she wears a strapless gown and holds white kid-gloved hands up to her chin, early 1950s. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Portrait of Belgian-born American actress Audrey Hepburn (1929 - 1993) as she wears a strapless gown and holds white kid-gloved hands up to her chin, early 1950s. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Actress Natasha Richardson attends the amfAR New York Gala at Cipriani on 42nd Street to kick off Fall 2009 Fashion Week on February 12, 2009 in New York City -- just a month before her untimely, fluke death. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images) less

Actress Natasha Richardson attends the amfAR New York Gala at Cipriani on 42nd Street to kick off Fall 2009 Fashion Week on February 12, 2009 in New York City -- just a month before her untimely, fluke death. ... more

1st February 1942: American jazz singer Billie Holiday (1915 - 1959) sings in front of a microphone at a Sunday afternoon jam session at Ryan's on 52nd Street, New York City. (Photo by Charles Peterson/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) less

1st February 1942: American jazz singer Billie Holiday (1915 - 1959) sings in front of a microphone at a Sunday afternoon jam session at Ryan's on 52nd Street, New York City. (Photo by Charles Peterson/Hulton ... more

American rock singer Janis Joplin (1943 - 1970) smiles and waves with a cigarette in one hand and a drink in the other while attending a party. She wears a fur hat. (Photo by Walter Daran/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) less

American rock singer Janis Joplin (1943 - 1970) smiles and waves with a cigarette in one hand and a drink in the other while attending a party. She wears a fur hat. (Photo by Walter Daran/Hulton Archive/Getty ... more

LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 28: Robert F. Kennedy attends Clergy For Kennedy Campaign Rally on May 28, 1968 at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California. A week later, it was all over. (Photo by Ron Galella, Ltd./WireImage) less

LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 28: Robert F. Kennedy attends Clergy For Kennedy Campaign Rally on May 28, 1968 at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California. A week later, it was all over. (Photo by Ron Galella, ... more

ROCHESTER, NY - FEBRUARY 16: Former Nation Of Islam leader and civil rights activist El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz (aka Malcolm X and Malcolm Little) poses for a portrait on February 16, 1965, in Rochester, New York. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) less

ROCHESTER, NY - FEBRUARY 16: Former Nation Of Islam leader and civil rights activist El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz (aka Malcolm X and Malcolm Little) poses for a portrait on February 16, 1965, in Rochester, New ... more

Syndicated columnist Molly Ivins attends The International Women's Media Foundation's 2005 Courage In Journalism Awards on November 2, 2005 in Beverly Hills, California. Ivins died of breast cancer at the age of 62 on January 31, 2007. (Photo by Vince Bucci/Getty Images) less

Syndicated columnist Molly Ivins attends The International Women's Media Foundation's 2005 Courage In Journalism Awards on November 2, 2005 in Beverly Hills, California. Ivins died of breast cancer at the age ... more

Portrait of the Queen of France Marie Antoinette (1755-1793). who was excecuted along w. her husband Louis XVI of France during the French Revolution. (Photo by Time Life Pictures/Mansell/Time Life Pictures/Getty Images) less

Portrait of the Queen of France Marie Antoinette (1755-1793). who was excecuted along w. her husband Louis XVI of France during the French Revolution. (Photo by Time Life Pictures/Mansell/Time Life ... more

27th March 1948: Federico Fellini (1920 - 1993), Italian screenwriter and one of the world's most respected film directors of all time. His films combined dream and fantasy sequences with satire and autobiographical detail. He won Academy Awards for 'La Strada' 1954, 'Nights of Cabiria' 1956, '8 1/2' 1963 and 'Amarcord' 1974. He was awarded a Special Academy Award for his life's work in 1993. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4529 - Makers Of The World's Best Films - pub. 1948 (Photo by Kurt Hutton/Picture Post/Getty Images) less

27th March 1948: Federico Fellini (1920 - 1993), Italian screenwriter and one of the world's most respected film directors of all time. His films combined dream and fantasy sequences with satire and ... more

circa 1932: Hollywood film actress Ann Harding (1901 - 1981), a former star of the stage on Broadway. One of the greatest actresses of the classic era, though few know her. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images) less

circa 1932: Hollywood film actress Ann Harding (1901 - 1981), a former star of the stage on Broadway. One of the greatest actresses of the classic era, though few know her. (Photo by General Photographic ... more

Royalty, Queens and Consorts of England, Illustration, Eleanor of Aquitaine, (1122-1204) who married Prince Henry who was to become King Henry II, She had 10 children, her favourite the famous King Richard the Lionheart (Photo by Bob Thomas/Popperfoto/Getty Images) less

Royalty, Queens and Consorts of England, Illustration, Eleanor of Aquitaine, (1122-1204) who married Prince Henry who was to become King Henry II, She had 10 children, her favourite the famous King Richard the ... more

Harriet Tubman. Portrait. African-American abolitionist and Union spy during the American Civil War. She also campaigned for women 's suffrage, Author Sarah H. Bradford. (Photo by The British Library/Robana via Getty Images) less

Harriet Tubman. Portrait. African-American abolitionist and Union spy during the American Civil War. She also campaigned for women 's suffrage, Author Sarah H. Bradford. (Photo by The British Library/Robana via ... more

Drummer Keith Moon of the rock and roll band 'The Who,' poses for a portrait during a session at Griffith Park on February 27, 1968 in Los Angeles California. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

Drummer Keith Moon of the rock and roll band 'The Who,' poses for a portrait during a session at Griffith Park on February 27, 1968 in Los Angeles California. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

Personalities, Science, pic: February 1944, A portrait of Professor Albert Einstein (1879-1955), German born US, physicist who formulated theories of relativity, and worked on radiation physics and thermodynamics (Photo by Popperfoto/Getty Images) less

Personalities, Science, pic: February 1944, A portrait of Professor Albert Einstein (1879-1955), German born US, physicist who formulated theories of relativity, and worked on radiation physics and ... more

Brian Jones (of 'The Rolling Stones') in January 1967. If you read Keith Richards' biography, meeting Jones doesn't sound like it would be much fun. (Photo by Monitor Picture Library/Photoshot/Getty Images)

Brian Jones (of 'The Rolling Stones') in January 1967. If you read Keith Richards' biography, meeting Jones doesn't sound like it would be much fun. (Photo by Monitor Picture Library/Photoshot/Getty Images)